Innovation 'must consider water, energy and land jointly'
Technological innovation needs to consider the interdependency of water, energy and land resources, says a European report.
25 May 2012 | EN

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Technological innovation needs to consider the interdependency of water, energy and land resources, says a European report.
25 May 2012 | EN
Philippine Supreme Court to judge on 'cease and desist' request from opponents of field testing of GM eggplant variety.
25 May 2012 | EN
Iraq faces a growing problem from high salt levels in its agricultural land. Now an international team is tackling the problem.
23 May 2012 | EN
A technique that stamps biosensors directly onto the leaves of plants could be used as an early-warning system for crop diseases.
22 May 2012 | EN
A study finds that some developing countries may face significant food security impacts by 2020 if their ambitious biofuels targets are met.
21 May 2012 | EN
A scheme to improve rural Zambia's communication infrastructure is just one project on the Global Research Alliance's agenda.
16 May 2012 | EN
Five more African countries have met the Maputo Declaration goal of investing ten per cent of their national budgets in agriculture.
16 May 2012 | EN
Seed keepers from across Chile have contributed to a seed catalogue that aims to help farmers rescue traditional staple crops.
11 May 2012 | ES
Research shows that data from national household surveys provide more accurate assessment of hunger in Mali.
9 May 2012 | EN
As South Asia gets a knowledge platform to promote climate-resilient agriculture, experts warn it must reach the region's poor farmers.
8 May 2012 | EN
South-East Asia cassava industry faces threat from pest and disease outbreaks coinciding with global warming and changing rainfall.
30 April 2012 | EN
The International Food Policy Research Institute says policymakers must face up to serious weaknesses in the global food system.
Stakeholders need to synchronise the policies and objectives of Marine Protected Areas to protect the 'Amazon of the seas.
Monsanto Pakistan has been granted permission to carry out additional trials of GM maize.
20 April 2012 | EN
Moves to protect Pacific tuna species through stricter fishing policies have failed to generate approval from major fishing nations.
17 April 2012 | EN
Genebanks are one answer to overfishing in South Asian waters, say fishery experts.
13 April 2012 | EN
Study finds involving local residents is the most effective way of meeting livelihood needs and protecting fish stocks.
10 April 2012 | EN
Rwandan agriculture researchers are using an X-ray technique developed by the mining sector to improve the nutrition value of beans.
Côte-d'Ivoire has recommenced the collection of genetic food crop resources, now the country's political crisis has eased.
India's Supreme Court has approved a multi-billion dollar plan to divert water from more than 30 Indian rivers to dry regions, angering the country's neighbours.
Source: BBC News
2 April 2012 | EN